CHPS

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) is a membership-driven organization aiming at building the best possible schools and by that improving student performance. Developed in California, there are several analogous movements in other US States.

The specifications are collected in a Best Practices Manual. Using products that conform with the criteria can give additional credits in the evaluation process.

CHPS and products

Products cannot be CHPS certified, but they can be listed in the High Performance Products Database. A listing in that database can be an important market advantage for products.

There are 11 sustainability criteria for listing a product. As regards indoor air quality, the products need to fulfil the VOC emissions requirements of California CDPH standard method version 1.1 (formerly called Section 01350). There are different pathways of conformity declaration before a product can be listed:

Testing by an independent and accredited laboratory (such as Eurofins)

Eurofins VOC related services

Eurofins offers documentation of compliance with the specifications on emissions of VOC and aldehydes by independent and ISO 17025 accredited testing, and if relevant also with external surveillance (inspections, re-testing), and certification, e.g. in combination with the Eurofins operated certification programme Indoor Air Comfort - certified products.

Certification and testing services for Ü mark, CE mark and the Eurofins certification program Indoor Air Comfort - certified products can be ordered in parallel for use on different market segments - there will be significant costs saving when compared to ordering these services separately.

After the abolition of the U-mark for CE labeled construction product in Germany, DIBt provided new German requirements called ABG within the administrative regulation MVV TB) on low emitting construction products.